HSC Natchan World

Natchan World
History
Name	Natchan World
Operator	Tsugaru Kaikyō Ferry
Builder	Incat, Tasmania, Australia
Yard number	065
Launched	18 February 2008[1]
Completed	18 April 2008[1]
Maiden voyage	2008
Identification	IMO number: 9383649 MMSI number: 431000445 Callsign: 7JDA
Status	in service
General characteristics [2]
Tonnage	10,715 gt[3]
Length	112.6 m (369.4 ft)[4]
Beam	30.5 m (100.1 ft)[4]
Draft	3.93 m (12.9 ft)[4]
Installed power	4 x MAN Diesel 20V 28/33 D diesel engines[4]
Propulsion	4 x Wärtsilä LJX 1500SR waterjets[4]
Speed	40 knots[4]
Capacity	800 passengers 355 cars[1]

Natchan World is a high speed catamaran operated by the Tsugaru Kaikyō Ferry Company^[3] between the ports of Aomori and Hakodate, Japan.

History

Natchan World was built in 2008 by Incat Group of Companies in Hobart, Tasmania. It is the sister ship to Natchan Rera.

In March 2016, the vessel was owned by High-speed Marine Transport Co., Ltd., a special purpose company established under the PFI Act, and Ministry of Defence signed a 10-year transport use contract with the company until the end of December 2025.^[5][6][7]

Natchan World in a JGSDF exercise

References

1. "Natchan World - Catamaran Ferry". ship-technology.com. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
2. "Hull 065 specifications". Incat Tasmania Pty. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
3. "Natchan High-Speed Ferry: The SDF and the Use of Civilian Transportation by James Simpson, Japan Security Watch, Nov 6, 2011". Archived from the original on 14 November 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
4. "Hull 065 specifications" (pdf 877 kB). Incat Tasmania Pty. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
5. "民間船舶の運航・管理事業 事業契約の内容の公表について" (PDF). Ministry of Defence. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
6. 川上晃弘 (17 March 2016). "有事輸送、民間の２隻確保　船員予備自衛官化". Mainichi shimbun. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
7. "「ナッチャン」防衛輸送船に". 東奥日報社. 16 March 2016. Archived from the original on 17 March 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2017.